Can You Get Potassium Poisoning From Bananas?

Is there any truth behind the rumour that eating bananas can give you a potassium overdose? They sure are high in potassium after all.... Bananas are well known for being very high in potassium compared to other foods. This has lead to many people believing that eating too many bananas can lead to potassium poisoning, which some people claim will be fatal! This theory is discussed in this video. Although bananas are high in potassium, it will be very difficult to overdose on potassium from eating bananas. The majority of potassium is predominantly found as potassium citrate in bananas, and the average banana will contain about 1105mg of potassium citrate. This is relatively non-toxic, in fact, the fatal dosage is over 2000mg per kilogram of body weight, which is quite high. If we assume our metabolism of potassium citrate is similar to a rat, we can say that the fatal dosage for a human would be around 7200mg per kilogram of body weight - which is just over 45 bananas... This doesn't take into account the rate of consumption, absorption or digestion either... So the 8+ bananas = death is a myth, which has probably originated from the fatal dosage of potassium citrate when injected into the body. Injecting potassium citrate is very different to getting it from food, but the amount needed to kill a human when injected is equivalent of about 10 bananas. You can find more information on this here: http://randomlyresearched.com/die-from-eating-too-many-bananas/